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What is the radio designator for JWA ATCT (air traffic control tower)? |
John Wayne Ground or John Wayne Tower depending on the frequency and use |
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What will be used as the identifier during the initial contact with the aircrew of an aircraft with an emergency? |
John Wayne ARFF Command |
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An index is an FAA classification of an airport based on what? What index is John Wayne airport? |
Length of aircraft a number of daily departures-Level “C” index |
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What is the aircraft category-I? |
Single engine general aviation aircraft and helicopters |
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What is a aircraft category-II? |
Multi engine aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or less |
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What is an aircraft category-III? |
Multi engine aircraft Waymore than 12,500 pounds and all jet aircraft with the exceptions of helicopters |
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Periodically a large helicopter with numerous passengers may use JWA and a category-I will be inappropriate. What will the captain need to do in this case? |
The crash captain will request a change to the needed resources |
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Notification in action when an aircraft is known or suspected to have an operational defect that may cause difficulty in achieving a safe landing. |
Standby |
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Notification or action taken when an aircraft accident has occurred on or directly adjacent to the airport or is suspected to have an onboard fire or non-medical emergency. |
Response |
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Notification that an aircraft has been involved in an off-airport landing or crash or is expected to land or crash beyond the immediate vicinity of the airport within moments |
Off Airport Landing |
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A category-I standby and response will get what resources? |
All crush units, 1engine, 1 truck, 1 medic unit and 1 BC |
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A category-II standby and response will have what resources responding? |
All crash units, 3 engines, 1 truck, 1 medic unit and 1 BC |
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A category-III/Standby will receive what responding units? |
All crash units, 1 DC, 2 BC’s, 6 engines, 2 trucks, 2 medic units |
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A category-III Response receives what resources? |
All category-III Standby units + 1 Foam Tender, 1 mass casualty unit, 1 service support/air utility unit. |
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Where do units report for a Standby response? |
1st due engine and 1st arriving BC will respond Code-3 to the designated on-field standby locations. All other resources respond code-3 to the airport staging areas. |
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Where do units go for a “Response” at John Wayne airport? |
ARFF units, 1st due engine, 1st arriving BC respond code-3 to the incident location. All of the resources or respond code-3 to airport staging. |
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What are the sizes of the 4 inflatable life ramps and where are they located? |
30’, (2) 50’ and 80’ flotation walkways. Located on the vehicles at station 33. |
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What are the sizes of the 4 inflatable life ramps and where are they located? |
30’, (2) 50’ and 80’ flotation walkways. Located on the vehicles at station 33. |
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Where can crash units respond off the airport for a category-III? |
“Elliptical Area”, 3 miles north or south and 2 miles east or west of airport perimeter |
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Where can Crash units respond off the airport for a category-I &II? |
Area is approximately 1 mile from Airport perimeter. 1-1500 Crash Unit Capt. response in C-1 1 additional crash Unit may respond if requested by the IC for no longer than one hour. |
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Crash Units shall not respond to off airport incidents beyond the allowed limits without whos approval? |
B5 or duty officer and by the on-duty JWA operations officer |
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No personnel or equipment shall enter taxiways or runways without the direct clearance from who? |
JWA ATCT or through the IC |
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No fire units or EMS units shall enter the airfield without prior contact and authorization from the incident commander except for? |
Crash Units, E-28, and B5 |
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Unless directed by the IC, all fire and EMS units will follow what type of vehicle? |
An escort vehicle using perimeter roads and remain within posted speed limit |
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What hours do the ATC (air traffic control) typically not operate? |
2315 - 0615 hrs. |
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During non-operating hours crash units will announce what on the FAA traffic advisory frequency? |
Intended movements |
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The crash captain may direct units to alternate standby locations based on conditions but should provide what? |
1000’ of space in between units |
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The airports Dove Street Gate entrance is staffed during what times? |
Staffed during Operational hours |
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The airports Dove Street Gate entrance is staffed during what times? |
Staffed during Operational hours |
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Pularono Street gate is staffed during what hours? |
Staffed 24 hours |
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Tallman gate is used by units specified by the IC and how is access made? |
Card reader only |
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Off Airport landings and crashes will use what communications plan? |
Standard tactical channels and radio procedures |
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Off Airport landings and crashes will use what communications plan? |
Standard tactical channels and radio procedures |
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Crash units will use what channel for primary contact with the tower? |
JWA ATC Tower Ground |
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Off Airport landings and crashes will use what communications plan? |
Standard tactical channels and radio procedures |
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Crash units will use what channel for primary contact with the tower? |
JWA ATC Tower Ground |
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The crash captain will use what frequency to contact flight crews of emergency incident aircraft? |
Discrete Emergency Frequency (DEF) and ARFF Command will be the radio designator |
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If communications loss with the tower during an emergency situation, what will be the light signals from the window of the tower? |
Flashing green-OK Steady red-stop Flashing red-clear runway Flashing white-Return to start Alternating red/green-use caution |
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If communications loss with the tower during an emergency situation, what will be the light signals from the window of the tower? |
Flashing green-OK Steady red-stop Flashing red-clear runway Flashing white-Return to start Alternating red/green-use caution |
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What channel will the crash units respond and operate on for the initial attack operations? |
4 Alpha (4A) |
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What is the airport sheriffs megahertz channel? |
Silver 1 |
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B5 has Silver-1 programmed into which zone of the portable radio? |
Zone 15 |
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B5 has Silver 1programmed into which is zone of the portable radio? |
Zone 15 |
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A crash captain and BC shall assess the available information regarding the incident and best estimate the following: |
# of potential victims Likelihood and location of off airport landing Type of incident expected |
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B5 has Silver 1programmed into which is zone of the portable radio? |
Zone 15 |
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A crash captain and BC shall assess the available information regarding the incident and best estimate the following: |
# of potential victims Likelihood and location of off airport landing Type of incident expected |
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First arriving officer during an initial attack should establish IC and direct 1 of the first two arriving engines to provide what? |
A hydrant-based water supply |
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Unified Command w/ JWA Ops and Airport Sheriff should be expanded at the appropriate time to include who? |
National Transportation Safety Board Investigation team leader and the Air Carrier management. |
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Unified Command w/ JWA Ops and Airport Sheriff should be expanded at the appropriate time to include who? |
National Transportation Safety Board Investigation team leader and the Air Carrier management. |
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What is the minimum Index-C rig staffing? |
To crash units with 1500 gallons w/ foam, dry chem/Halon |
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Unified Command w/ JWA Ops and Airport Sheriff should be expanded at the appropriate time to include who? |
National Transportation Safety Board Investigation team leader and the Air Carrier management. |
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What is the minimum Index-C rig staffing? |
2 Crash units with 1500 gallons+foam+Dry Chem/Halon |
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The nearest available mutual aid crash resource is? |
Los Alamitos Training Center airfield |
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Individuals who participate in the OCFA ride-along program must be at least how old? |
18 years of age |
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Individuals who participate in the OCFA ride-along program must be at least how old? |
18 years of age |
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A minimum age for family and job shadow participants todo a ride-along is how old? |
14 years |
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Individuals who participate in the OCFA ride-along program must be at least how old? |
18 years of age |
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A minimum age for family and job shadow participants todo a ride-along is how old? |
14 years |
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What must be signed prior to each ride-along? |
Liability Waiver |
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Individuals who participate in the OCFA ride-along program must be at least how old? |
18 years of age |
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A minimum age for family and job shadow participants todo a ride-along is how old? |
14 years |
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What must be signed prior to each ride-along? |
Liability Waiver |
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The waiver of liability form must be cosigned by a parent or legal guardian if the ride-along participant is younger than what age? |
Younger than 18 |
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Individuals who participate in the OCFA ride-along program must be at least how old? |
18 years of age |
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A minimum age for family and job shadow participants to do a ride-along is how old? |
14 years |
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What must be signed prior to each ride-along? |
Liability Waiver |
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The waiver of liability form must be cosigned by a parent or legal guardian if the ride-along participant is younger than what age? |
Younger than 18 |
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Individuals who ride along on a frequent basis, such as prehospital care coordinators may sign one waiver of liability form to cover up to you how long? |
12 months |
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Individuals who participate in the OCFA ride-along program must be at least how old? |
18 years of age |
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A minimum age for family and job shadow participants todo a ride-along is how old? |
14 years |
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What must be signed prior to each ride-along? |
Liability Waiver |
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The waiver of liability form must be cosigned by a parent or legal guardian if the ride-along participant is younger than what age? |
Younger than 18 |
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Individuals who ride along on a frequent basis, such as prehospital care coordinators may sign one waiver of liability form to cover up to you how long? |
12 months |
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Ride-along participation is strictly limited to what hours with the exception of who? |
0900 to 2100 hours/paramedic trainees |
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Ride-along activities are classified as what category? |
Participatory or observation |
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Ride-along activities are classified as what category? |
Participatory or observation |
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No activity that appreciably endangers ride-along’s at additional risk is allowed other than? |
OCFA reserves and paramedic trainees |
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High risk activities that are only allowed by reserves or paramedic trainees include: |
Fire suppression Hazmat mitigation Close contact with dangerous patients |
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Long-term ride along waiver of liability forms can be verified by contacting who and how long are they good for? |
Corporate communications office and good for 12 months |
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The company officer can cancel any further ride-along activities for participants not meeting in what? |
Appropriate dress code and hygiene requirements Who are involved in improper conduct our behavior |
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A reason the company officer should ensure that a ride-along is not present while OCFA staff is obtaining what? |
Personal medical confidential information |
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The company officer must issue what to the ride-along participant and ensure that it is prominently displayed? |
Observer badge |
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The company officer must issue what to the ride-along participant and ensure that it is prominently displayed? |
Observer badge |
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All ride-along request forms will be forwarded to who? |
Corp. Comm |
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The “Request for Observation” ride-along form should be filled out and given to who? |
Company officer and supervising BC of the unit and shift |
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Individuals such as OCFA employee, paramedic trainees nurses, physicians, OC law-enforcement are considered what types of participant ride-along’s? |
Pre-authorized |
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Specific groups requiring corporate communication authorization for a ride along include? |
Media representative (observer only) Job shadow student (observer only) Community observer (observer only) |
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If the national threat status changes to orange, what happens to the right along’s |
All ride-alongs will be canceled with the exception of paramedic interns and staff, chaplains and reserve firefighters |
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If the national threat status changes to RED, what happens to the ride along program? |
All ride-along’s are to be terminated with the exception of paramedic interns. |